Dolby True HD vs. DTS HD

So for those that don't have receivers capable of decoding the lossless codecs, how do the DACs onboard the Blu-Ray players compare? Would the lossless codecs through a somewhat inferior DAC sound better than the lossy ones through a better DAC?

Of course it's allways a matter of scale. The player I'm looking at is the Pioneer BDP-320, which has some mid-low range Burr-Brown DACs, although I can't remember the exact model.

I don't actually have a receiver, what I would do is hook up my preamp/amp for the front speakers and amp w/ volume pots for the rears directly to the player - I have a 4.0 system and I want to run a phantom center. Since my budget is limited (spent all on the stereo setup), my other option is to get an older pre/pro (like an Outlaw 950) or a receiver with pre-outs (preferably one that lets me disable the dynamic range compression of DD from downmixing).

I see the original post has been robbed. Let's see now, what was the original question asked?

There is no answer that is true all of the time Tlg. Most of the time DTS HD is better and uses less compression. But in some cases D True HD sounds better. It's easy to compare if your Bluray remote has an audio button as most do. Just start the disc and switch back and forth while it's playing.

Longhornguy, "I have A-B tested War of the Worlds and yes, it is more 'dynamic' on lossless format, not necessarily louder though."

Is War of the Worlds out in Blu Ray ???

It's coming out June 1, actually.
http://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/War-Of-The-Worlds-Invades-Blu-Ray-June-1st-23365.html

So you can't have tried the audio on lossless then - maybe you were switching between DTS and DD, hearing dynamic range compression in DD or even just differently mixed volumes.